Anaheim City Councilman Jordan Brandman has been reportedly been calling around asking for endorsements so he can run against former State Legislator Lou Correa for the Congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez.

Brandman may announces his Congressional campaign as soon as tomorrow.

While Brandman and Correa are both Democrats they could not be more different from each other. Correa has been married for years and has raised a great family while Brandman inexplicably remains single and his Facebook profile omits any mention of any significant others. Continue reading→

ANAHEIM, Calif. — (June 30, 2015) Three draft voting district maps will be unveiled Wednesday as the City and community take the next step to shape Anaheim’s future.

The draft maps will be presented to the public and the Advisory Committee on Electoral Districts by Justin Levitt, the City of Anaheim’s demographer. The presentation is the next step in an ongoing process as Anaheim works toward a historic election milestone in 2016 that will see City Council members elected by districts. Continue reading→

Anaheim, Calif., June 23, 2015 – Accelerate Change Together for Anaheim (ACT Anaheim), announced $2 million in funding to benefit 14 Orange County nonprofits addressing gaps in services for underserved Anaheim youth. The awards come in the second year of a three-year program.

Fourth of July Safe and Sane Fireworks Available in Anaheim for First Time in 30 Years, Beginning Today

Sales and usage guidelines will ensure residents and visitors can Celebrate with Care

ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 28, 2015) For the first time in 30 years safe and sane fireworks are back in Anaheim, on sale at Honda Center beginning today at 12 noon. As voted by residents in last year’s June General Election, the Anaheim community can Celebrate With Care in select areas of the City. Residents are asked to read guidelines below, to ensure Anaheim can enjoy celebrating the Fourth of July in the safest manner possible. Continue reading→

FULLERTON – A man was charged yesterday for pandering and attempting to pimp two women. Dameon Dupree Jefferson, 37, is charged with two felony counts of pandering and two felony counts of attempted pimping. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of seven years and four months in state prison. He is being held on $50,000 bail and must prove that the funds come from a legal and legitimate source before posting bond. Jefferson is scheduled to appear for pre-trial on June 29, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in Department N-3, North Justice Center, Fullerton. Continue reading→

FULLERTON – A juvenile corrections officer was charged today with possession of cocaine and a loaded firearm after leaving both in a hotel room he checked out of during a family vacation to Disneyland. Robert Dandrea Minor, 51, Hercules, CA, is charged with one felony count of possession of a controlled substance with a firearm. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. The defendant is not in custody and the People will be requesting he be held on $25,000 bail at his scheduled arraignment on July 29, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. in Department N-3, North Justice Center.

Minor is a juvenile corrections officer for the Probation Department in San Francisco. Continue reading→

American Red Cross, CERT Volunteers and others to assist this Saturday

ANAHEIM, CA (June 24, 2015) – This Saturday Anaheim Fire & Rescue will partner with volunteers from American Red Cross, CERT and the community to install free smoke alarms at a local mobile home park.

“As part of our Community Risk Reduction efforts, we are visiting Sunkist Gardens Mobile Home Park to install free smoke alarms for their residents.” said Fire Marshal Jeff G. Lutz. “In the event of a fire, one may have less than a minute to escape. A working smoke alarm and a practiced escape plan can give you and your loved ones the advantage.” Continue reading→

SANTA ANA – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for the special circumstances stabbing-murder of his girlfriend and their infant. Kwame Adom Carpenter, 24, Anaheim, is charged with two felony counts of murder with special circumstances for committing multiple murders and a sentencing enhancement allegation for the personal use of a deadly weapon. If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of life is state prison without the possibility of parole. The special circumstances in this case makes Carpenter eligible for the death penalty, and the District Attorney will make this determination at a later date as is customary. Carpenter is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned this morning, June 25, 2015, in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.

At the time of the crime, Carpenter and 24-year-old Moureen Gathua were living together with their 6-month-old son, Kyan Gathua-Carpenter, in an Anaheim apartment. Continue reading→

On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at approximately 3:30 AM, a security guard working at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital observed a suspect and vehicle answering the description of Kwame Carpenter, wanted in the city of Anaheim in connection with the deaths of two people.

The security guard alerted a Santa Ana police officer, who was at the hospital on an unrelated matter.

The Santa Ana officer, in conjunction with Fountain Valley officers, went to the location in the southeast portion of the hospital campus and contacted Carpenter, who was inside his parked 2001 Lincoln Town Car. When officers attempted to take Carpenter into custody, he refused to surrender and drove his car into a Santa Ana police car, damaging it. Carpenter then drove into an unrelated parked vehicle in an attempt to escape; that vehicle suffered significant damage as well. At that point a Fountain Valley officer fired two rounds at Carpenter as he fled the scene in his car. No one was injured as a result of the shooting. Continue reading→